Sentences with phrase «public on a range of issues»

In the continuing effort criticizing Republican Sen. Bill Larkin, Democrats in Orange County are pointing to a mailer released by the lawmaker's office that polls the public on a range of issues, including banning outside income in the Legislature.

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Angus responded by arguing that Chan's role as the company's leading public policy person in Canada means he's in charge of engaging with government on a wide range of business issues that affect Facebook, which has 23 million users in the country and more than two billion worldwide.
In - depth analyses of elite and public opinion survey data from the United States and China on a wide range of security issues provide nuanced and far - reaching insights into the potential effects of these attitudes on the U.S. - China relationship.
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Company spokeswoman Jeannice Hall issued a brief statement that the company «funds a broad range of research on a number of topics that have potentially significant public policy implications for our business.»
We have based our calculation of the number of shares outstanding after the offering and the percentage of beneficial ownership after the offering on shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after the completion of this offering, including shares that we estimate will be issued pursuant to the 2014 Recapitalization assuming an initial public offering price of $ per share (the midpoint of the price range on the cover of this prospectus), and no exercise of the underwriters» overallotment option to purchase shares from the selling stockholders.
Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $ per share (the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), we estimate that we would issue an aggregate of shares of our common stock in exchange for Related - Party Warrants to purchase shares of common stock.
He has been active in a wide range of community and public policy organizations and has earned a reputation for speaking out on innovation and competitive issues affecting Canada.
The fact is that the two questions regularly posed over the past ten years do not allow us to understand the state of public opinion on a whole range of issues associated with homosexual marriage and parenting.
The fact is that the two questions regularly posed over the last ten years do not allow us to understand the state of public opinion on a whole range of issues associated with homosexual marriage and parenting.
She has also had various media and public appearances speaking on a wide range of issues from multiculturalism, Islamophobia and racism to social issues such as sexual abuse, generation conflicts, domestic violence and gender.
They're missing a trick: while a narrow majority voted to leave the EU, it's clear the public want change on a range of policy issues.
Nixon, a 51 - year - old Manhattan mother of three, is a longtime advocate for fairness in public school funding and fervent supporter of Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has frequently clashed with Cuomo on a range of issues.
There, she created, produced and hosted the political show New York Now as well as a number of statewide public television specials on issues ranging from the fall of former Governor Eliot Spitzer to veterans returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq.
I appreciate it is an important issue for some, but more needs to be done If one contrasts the amount of civic campaigning activity and public support behind the Scottish Constitutional Convention in the early 1990s (building on a range of efforts over a longer period), then it is clear that there has been no campaign in England of similar.
As he demonstrated in relation to a range of issues — not least in the Stop the War movement — he was a man that would march with the public and was not afraid to stand on the barricades.
Mr Ramsden joined the Treasury in 1988 and has worked on a wide range of macroeconomic and microeconomic policy issues relating to the UK and European economies including fiscal and tax policy and public finances, the business sector and labour markets.
Two town employees already perform public information duties, but Saladino said Nevin also will be a top policy aide and involved in day - to - day decision - making on a range of issues, including trimming the town budget.
Dozens of workshops covered a range of issues, including the impact of the State budget on counties, pension funding, renewable energy, local Medicaid costs, public safety, budgeting, pre-school special education reforms, shared services, and local leadership.
Aaron Woolf spoke with North Country Public Radio's David Sommerstein on a range of issues, from gun control and health care to why a political rookie wants to represent the region.
«With or without Peralta, we will assemble on June 26th to discuss the range of issues at stake on the state level, including public school funding, health care, women's health care, immigrants» rights, sanctuary state, Dream Act, LGBT rights, voter reform, criminal justice reform, and climate change reforms,» organizers wrote in a press release.
There are three Rowntree organisations: the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which mainly supports practical research and publication especially on issues of poverty and social justice; the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) which supports a wide range of social, peace, racial justice and democratic activities including non-partisan public education.
She said the club would look to inform and engage community members on a wide range of issues, from immigration to the upkeep of public parks.
«I chose not to speak publicly about these disagreements, however, because I feel my responsibility as CEO of Success Academy is not to advance my personal beliefs on a broad range of political issues but instead to focus all of my energies on advocating for our kids and public policies that expand educational opportunity and parent choice,» she wrote.
That's why they've begun having surrogates like state Sen. Tim Kennedy (D - Buffalo) attack Astorino on a range of issues including abortion rights, and the controversial Common Core public - school curriculum.
The Commission on Public Integrity interpreted «nominal value» to mean a regular cup of coffee, and said a «widely attended event» must be open to the public (and attended by 25 or more people not related to its sponsor), present «a broad and diverse range of interests» on a subject and have as its principal purpose «the exchange of information about an issue or issues of public interest.&Public Integrity interpreted «nominal value» to mean a regular cup of coffee, and said a «widely attended event» must be open to the public (and attended by 25 or more people not related to its sponsor), present «a broad and diverse range of interests» on a subject and have as its principal purpose «the exchange of information about an issue or issues of public interest.&public (and attended by 25 or more people not related to its sponsor), present «a broad and diverse range of interests» on a subject and have as its principal purpose «the exchange of information about an issue or issues of public interest.&public interest.»
Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat running for reelection, squared off against her Republican opponent, J.C. Polanco, in a friendly yet competitive debate on Monday that highlighted substantive differences, and some shared opinions, between the two candidates on a range of policy issues.
He introduced and enacted legislation on a wide range of issues including expanding job opportunities for public housing residents; protecting the City's affordable housing stock; improving mental health resources for the LGBT community, and establishing work standards for industrial laundromats.
The public and press are welcome to attend what promises to be a provocative and informative debate on a broad range of environmental & economic issues.
Scientists must seek a new, more energetic engagement with Americans if they are to overcome public skepticism on issues ranging from climate change to stem cell research, AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner writes in a commentary in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
His own research — analyzing data on public health issues — has covered a wide range of topics.
Science and Engineering Indicators is the most comprehensive source of high - quality federal data on a wide range of topics that include trends in global R&D investments and knowledge - intensive production, K - 12 and postsecondary STEM education, workforce trends and composition, state level comparisons, and public attitudes and understanding of science and related issues.
This special issue of Science focuses on diverse areas where public health can be improved by making better use of the resources we have in our grasp, ranging from tailoring engineering projects to meet the needs of material - and infrastructure - limited regions, to building a surveillance network for the detection of drug resistance, to empowering women.
At the 3 - hour - long Senate hearing — which, in an unusual move, was jointly held by an appropriations subcommittee and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions — topics ranged from financing the effort to the need for a greater sense of urgency, public health and scientific issues, and personal experiences.
The survey tracks public attitudes about science in society and maps the contours of opinion on a wide range of issues within the domain of science and technology.
Harvard's Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) brings computer scientists together with a broad range of scholars from other fields to develop new computer science theory and technology in the public interest, informed by a deep knowledge of the societal issues at stake.
He has dedicated his public health career to service, volunteering and advocating for range of global, national and regional causes impacting on health, education, housing, among other societal issues and has mentored a large number of future public health professionals.
We draw seven main conclusions from our multiyear survey of public and teacher opinions on a broad range of educational issues:
In an interesting turn, though, three — Duckworth, Harper, and Goldrick - Rab — are of a much younger academic generation, but have carved out outsized public profiles on issues ranging from social and emotional learning to college costs.
The fifth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance and Education Next magazine on a wide range of education policy issues uncovered growing divisions between teachers and the general public.
National Survey also reveals increased support for virtual schooling, support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).
CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).
Throughout its history, IDRA has conducted extensive research and analysis on a range of Texas and national educational issues impacting public school children, including school finance, school integration and school privatization options.
All of the «options» Florida is offering have the same issues as public education: they are only as good as the quality of programs & people - administrators, teachers, evaluators, etc. implementing them - and more importantly, in the voucher plan there are two huge issues: 1) poor and uneducated parents rarely are aware of the range of quality and number of schools available (which I am sure the politicians are counting on) 2) Even if every parent were saavy in the needs of their child and the kind of school they should look for, there aren't enough of those schools available...
The survey, to be released Wednesday by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic Inc., polled the 56 Teachers of the Year, a small but elite group of educators considered among the country's best, on a range of issues affecting public education.
Catalyst combined data analysis, extensive on - the - ground reporting and a wealth of knowledge about the Chicago Public Schools to address a wide range of topics, among them issues in teaching and learning, school choice, equity in school resources and the latest relevant research.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the players in this initiative are absolutely and totally silent about the biggest issue of all; If the Renzulli teaching model works, and I'm sure it does knowing his level of expertise on the subject, the logical and appropriate public policy decision would be to insert Renzulli's approach into more schools and provide a broader range of children, included those «most gifted,» with the benefits of curriculum that includes «enrichment clusters that stimulate investigation and creativity, making learning fun.»
Initiatives have been floated on a range of issues, including authorizing more charter schools, opting out of Common Core and overhauling public records laws.
On the issue of public education he said, «We're turning around struggling schools by growing our Commissioner's Network, with funding for 17 more schools... We're continuing to broaden the range of educational opportunities by maintaining our support for magnet schools, agricultural - science schools, and other high - quality options, including funding for additional state charter schools.»
This team works on a wide range of issues related to: ensuring that planned transportation projects meet community needs, including by ensuring effective public involvement; developing and reviewing transportation legislation and regulations related to transportation planning and investment; and coordinating national transportation policy initiatives, including by working with other federal, State and local agencies.
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